Acceleration is a change in velocity per unit of time. Velocity is distance (d) per unit of time (t). That makes acceleration distance per unit of time squared, or something like this:
We have distance/time2, or d/t2
Distance is commonly measured in meters, and time in seconds. This makes acceleration appear in meters per second per second, or meters per second squared, or m/sec2.
m/s2
meters per second squared
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the general form of the units for acceleration are distance per time squared, such as m/s2.
Assuming that your units of velocity are in units/second Acceleration = (velocity 2 - velocity 1) / time Acceleration = (4.9 - 0) / 3 Acceleration =1.63 *With correct significant figures the answer is 2
Rate of change of speed. It can be the units for acceleration but need not be.
Acceleration is not measured in meters/second. Meters/second is a unit of speed. Since acceleration is defined as change of speed divided by time, the units are meters/second/second, usually written as meters/second2.
The acceleration due to gravity is -9.8m/s2 in metric units or -32ft/s2 in English units.